This is a chair I made for mom. I actually made two…you can’t have just one Adirondack chair. The first one I made was from scrap pine I had laying around. I’m glad a made a practice chair because I saw one of the measurements were wrong. The chair pictured is made from Northern White Cedar with a Spar varnish and made with a plan from Woodcraft.I think is looks OK.

While helping clean up a neighborhood park, I found this chunk of wood. Couldn’t wait to split it open to see what was inside. About 16 months later (life keeps getting in the way) this is some of what I found (see pics).

Judging by other slices, I believe this is white oak. Notice the wavy grain and the spalting. I think I have to sit on this for a few years until my skills get better. I don’t want to waste such a unique piece of wood.